Authorities seek help in two John Doe cases

LOS ANGELES COUNTY - Coroner's officials are asking for the public's help in identifying two men who died in hospitals in December.

One man was found in a San Gabriel parking lot while the other turned up in Monterey Park. They didn't have wallets or identification papers.

Craig Harvey, spokesman for the Los Angeles County Department of the Coroner, said a man tripped and fell on a sidewalk at Vagabond and Abajo drives in Monterey Park at 10 a.m. Nov. 22.

The man was transported to Los Angeles County USC Medical Center. He died there on Dec. 4.

He was described as white or Latino in his 50s, balding with gray hair, brown eyes, beard and a mustache. He was missing some of his upper teeth, has horizontal scars on his chest, stood 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighed 164 pounds.

The man also wore green uniform-type pants, a red-and-black jacket and black shoes. He is known right now as John Doe #255 to the coroner's office. The case number is 2012-08028.

The other man, John Doe #262, was discovered unresponsive around 11:50 p.m. Dec. 3 in a parking lot at 1635 S. San Gabriel Blvd in San Gabriel, according to Harvey.

He was taken to San Gabriel Medical Center where he died Dec. 17.

He was described as Asian, 60 and older with black/gray hair, brown eyes, a mustache and a goatee. He stood 5 feet 9 inches tall and was 140 pounds. He had his own lower teeth but no upper teeth or dentures.

The case number is 2012-08374.

Photos of the men's faces can be viewed at the coroner's, 1104 N. Mission Road in Los Angeles.

Anyone with information is asked to call Investigator Daniel Machian at the Los Angeles County Coroner Identifications Unit 323-343-0754 or the Coroner Investigations Division at 323-343-0714.